Lexii Alexander: A Trans Women’s Reflections on Social Death in Prison
Lexii’s story is part of “Bound by Blood,” an exhibition featuring stories of loved ones who were killed by police or died in custody, and an incarcerated Black transgender...
read moreWanda Parker: “Losing a child… it’s like a part of me has left.”
Wanda’s story is part of “Bound by Blood,” an exhibition featuring stories of loved ones who were killed by police or died in custody, and an incarcerated Black transgender...
read moreSoundcloud: #STLJailsCrisis – Stories From the Front Lines (9)
Mother shares how her son is being abused and ignored in jail.
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Testimony from a case worker at the city jail and workhouse
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Individual detained at the Workhouse speaks on COVID conditions and harsh treatment.
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Individual detained at the Workhouse speaks on the freezing conditions inside his cell.
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Wrongfully detained father spends over 20 months in jail while his young son saves up money to make bail.
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Person’s health issues are worsened due to extensive mold in jail.
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Person in jail suffers dehydration because the jail does not provide clean water.
read moreLawsuit: Payton v. City of St. Louis
In the summer of 2018, Louis "Lyen" Payton suffered a fatal overdose while caged at the Workhouse. In 2020, ACD sued the City on behalf of the Payton family...
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